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Election 1888 Results

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1888 Wisconsin governor election

William D. Hoard (Republican) beat James Morgan (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1888, 49.5% to 43.8%, a margin of 5.7 points and 20,273 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1886, when Jeremiah M. Rusk won.

Republicans led in 53 of the 68 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 43,570 votes and went to the Republican by 7.3 points. The closest was Forest, where 15 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William D. Hoard won Republican 175,696 49.5%
James Morgan Democratic 155,423 43.8%
All other candidates 23,586 6.6%
Total354,705

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 17,703 40.6% 20,887 47.9% 4,980 43,570 R+7.3
Dane 6,410 44.7% 6,844 47.7% 1,086 14,340 R+3.0
Winnebago 4,609 43.4% 4,885 46.1% 1,114 10,608 R+2.6
Rock 3,509 34.3% 6,193 60.6% 515 10,217 R+26.3
Fond Du Lac 4,934 50.2% 4,496 45.8% 392 9,822 D+4.5
Dodge 6,078 64.1% 3,144 33.2% 258 9,480 D+30.9
Sheboygan 4,386 51.2% 3,683 43.0% 501 8,570 D+8.2
La Crosse 3,699 43.3% 3,935 46.0% 915 8,549 R+2.8
Grant 3,407 41.5% 4,264 52.0% 530 8,201 R+10.4
Racine 3,293 41.2% 3,923 49.1% 776 7,992 R+7.9
Waukesha 3,445 45.2% 3,848 50.5% 326 7,619 R+5.3
Jefferson 4,238 56.7% 3,025 40.5% 207 7,470 D+16.2
Walworth 2,036 28.4% 4,447 62.1% 678 7,161 R+33.7
Outagamie 4,005 56.7% 2,779 39.3% 284 7,068 D+17.3
Manitowoc 4,237 60.0% 2,681 38.0% 141 7,059 D+22.0
Sauk 2,657 40.1% 3,400 51.3% 569 6,626 R+11.2
Columbia 2,652 40.4% 3,506 53.4% 404 6,562 R+13.0
Brown 3,540 55.1% 2,663 41.4% 227 6,430 D+13.6
Eau Claire 2,396 38.2% 3,215 51.3% 658 6,269 R+13.1
Marathon 3,356 57.5% 2,114 36.2% 367 5,837 D+21.3
St. Croix 2,135 39.0% 2,753 50.3% 582 5,470 R+11.3
Chippewa 2,503 45.8% 2,678 49.0% 282 5,463 R+3.2
Green 2,122 39.2% 2,625 48.5% 664 5,411 R+9.3
Waupaca 1,778 33.1% 3,383 62.9% 216 5,377 R+29.8
Iowa 2,256 43.3% 2,491 47.8% 463 5,210 R+4.5
Vernon 1,540 29.8% 3,321 64.3% 303 5,164 R+34.5
Monroe 2,135 41.7% 2,710 52.9% 280 5,125 R+11.2
Lafayette 2,284 44.7% 2,563 50.1% 266 5,113 R+5.5
Ashland 2,201 43.1% 2,856 55.9% 55 5,112 R+12.8
Portage 2,322 45.7% 2,575 50.6% 187 5,084 R+5.0
Washington 2,892 60.8% 1,853 39.0% 11 4,756 D+21.8
Richland 1,734 38.4% 2,457 54.5% 320 4,511 R+16.0
Pierce 1,158 27.4% 2,483 58.8% 585 4,226 R+31.4
Dunn 1,302 31.0% 2,526 60.1% 378 4,206 R+29.1
Trempealeau 1,567 38.5% 2,276 55.9% 230 4,073 R+17.4
Wood 1,986 49.7% 1,896 47.4% 117 3,999 D+2.3
Juneau 1,658 42.2% 2,077 52.9% 193 3,928 R+10.7
Marinette 1,756 45.1% 1,777 45.7% 358 3,891 R+0.5
Clark 1,286 34.5% 2,263 60.8% 176 3,725 R+26.2
Kenosha 1,674 48.2% 1,691 48.7% 109 3,474 R+0.5
Shawano 1,635 47.2% 1,784 51.5% 48 3,467 R+4.3
Crawford 1,562 45.1% 1,806 52.2% 93 3,461 R+7.0
Jackson 1,000 29.9% 2,093 62.7% 247 3,340 R+32.7
Green Lake 1,417 43.7% 1,699 52.3% 130 3,246 R+8.7
Buffalo 1,316 41.4% 1,767 55.7% 92 3,175 R+14.2
Calumet 1,982 63.4% 954 30.5% 189 3,125 D+32.9
Waushara 658 21.2% 2,258 72.7% 190 3,106 R+51.5
Barron 881 29.6% 1,794 60.3% 301 2,976 R+30.7
Kewaunee 2,046 69.9% 878 30.0% 1 2,925 D+39.9
Ozaukee 2,025 70.5% 755 26.3% 91 2,871 D+44.2
Door 1,039 37.3% 1,688 60.7% 55 2,782 R+23.3
Polk 606 22.7% 1,728 64.8% 334 2,668 R+42.1
Oconto 1,154 46.0% 1,313 52.4% 41 2,508 R+6.3
Lincoln 1,050 44.1% 1,114 46.7% 219 2,383 R+2.7
Marquette 999 46.2% 1,131 52.3% 32 2,162 R+6.1
Langlade 1,192 57.8% 777 37.7% 93 2,062 D+20.1
Douglas 776 39.3% 1,181 59.8% 18 1,975 R+20.5
Bayfield 707 36.5% 1,204 62.1% 27 1,938 R+25.6
Oneida 871 52.9% 767 46.6% 7 1,645 D+6.3
Price 620 37.9% 912 55.8% 102 1,634 R+17.9
Pepin 461 29.5% 926 59.3% 175 1,562 R+29.8
Adams 430 27.7% 1,100 70.9% 21 1,551 R+43.2
Taylor 723 47.3% 788 51.6% 16 1,527 R+4.3
Sawyer 508 48.3% 542 51.5% 2 1,052 R+3.2
Washburn 363 36.9% 514 52.2% 108 985 R+15.3
Burnett 69 8.8% 491 62.3% 228 788 R+53.6
Florence 236 41.9% 313 55.6% 14 563 R+13.7
Forest 218 47.4% 233 50.7% 9 460 R+3.3

Counties as they stood in 1888; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wisconsin governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tony Evers (D) D+3.4
2018 Tony Evers (D) D+1.1
2014 Scott Walker (R) R+5.7
2010 Scott Walker (R) R+5.8
2006 James E. Doyle (D) D+7.4
2002 Jim Doyle (D) D+3.7
1998 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+21.0
1994 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+36.4
1990 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+16.4
1986 Tommy G. Thompson (R) R+6.5
1982 Anthony S. Earl (D) D+14.8
1978 Lee S. Dreyfus (R) R+9.5
1974 Patrick J. Lucey (D) D+11.1
1970 Patrick J. Lucey (D) D+9.4
1968 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+6.1
1966 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+7.4
1964 Warren P. Knowles (R) R+1.1
1962 John W. Reynolds (D) D+0.9
1960 Gaylord Anton Nelson (D) D+3.1
1958 Gaylord Anton Nelson (D) D+7.3
1956 Vernon W. Thomson (R) R+3.8
1954 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+3.1
1952 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+25.2
1950 Walter J. Kohler Jr. (R) R+7.1
1948 Oscar Rennebohm (R) R+10.0
1946 Walter S. Goodland (R) R+20.7
1944 Walter S. Goodland (R) R+12.2
1942 Orland S. Loomis (other)
1940 Julius P. Heil (R) R+21.4
1938 Julius P. Heil (R) R+47.4
1936 Philip La Follette (other)
1934 Philip La Follette (other)
1932 Albert G. Schmedeman (D) D+10.6
1930 Philip F. La Follette (R) R+36.8
1928 Walter J. Kohler Sr. (R) R+15.5
1926 Fred R. Zimmerman (R) R+50.3
1924 John J. Blaine (R) R+11.9
1922 John J. Blaine (R) R+65.8
1920 John J. Blaine (R) R+17.1
1918 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+13.0
1916 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+15.0
1914 Emanuel L. Philipp (R) R+6.5
1912 Francis E. McGovern (R) R+3.1
1910 Francis E. McGovern (R) R+16.0
1908 James O. Davidson (R) R+17.1
1906 James O. Davidson (R) R+25.1
1904 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+11.3
1902 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+13.0
1900 Robert M. La Follette (R) R+23.5
1898 Edward Scofield (R) R+11.5
1896 Edward Scofield (R) R+21.6
1894 William H. Upham (R) R+14.4
1892 George W. Peck (D) D+2.0
1890 George W. Peck (D) D+9.2
1888 William D. Hoard (R) R+5.7
1886 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+6.5
1884 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+6.0
1881 Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) R+7.0
1879 William E. Smith (R) R+13.5
1877 William E. Smith (R) R+4.6
1875 Harrison Ludington (R) R+0.5
1873 William R. Taylor (D) D+10.4
1871 Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) R+6.4
1869 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+6.3
1867 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+3.3
1865 Lucius Fairchild (R) R+9.4